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Encyclopedia of Aluminum and Its Alloys, First Edition DOI: 10.1201/9781351045636-140000309 Copyright © 2018 by Taylor & Francis Field Trials of Aerospace Fasteners in Mechanical and Structural Applications George Nadim Melhem School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia: Perfect Engineering Pty Ltd, 14 Dick St, Henley, NSW 2111 Paul Richard Munroe and Charles Christopher Sorrell School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia Alsten Clyde Livingstone School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia; Perfect Engineering Pty. Ltd., 14 Dick Street, Henley, NSW 2111, Australia Abstract The present work reports findings for the application of specialized aerospace aluminum rivets, manufactured from Al 7075 (Al-Zn-Mg-Cu) T6 alloy stem/mandrel, with an Al 5056 (Al-Mg) shank or sleeve, which were used for construction rectification of an outdoor louver façade on a high-rise building. These specialized rivets were used to replace failed conventional construc- tion rivets, which consisted of sleeve and mandrel comprised of either all-steel, all-aluminum, or aluminum-steel. The building is in close vicinity to the ocean and exposed to extremely high wind loading, making the rivets susceptible to failure by corrosion and fatigue. The focus of the present work is to report the examination of the specialized replacement rivets following an in-service lifetime of 12 years. The examination revealed that the replacement rivets (mandrel and sleeve) remained intact and uncontaminated, essentially free of corrosion. It is likely that sunlight exposure and the composite nature of the rivets enhanced the performance through age hardening. Analysis of the rivets included visual inspection, optical microscopy, Vickers microhardness testing, and transmission electron microscopy. The aim of the analysis was to correlate microstructures with microhardnesses, using these data to evaluate the ultimate tensile strength (UTS), yield strength (YS), and the potential for further age hardening. The Vickers microhardnesses were observed to have increased by ∼8% over the service lifetime of 12 years, which equates to increases in YS (34.8–46.8 MPa) and UTS (23.8–45.6 MPa). Although the results show that there is a large increase in the strength values when comparing the unused rivets to the 12-year-old rivets, this increase in hardness may not necessarily be due purely to natural aging kinetics such as exposure from the sun and outdoor temperature. However, there appears to be some insignificant alteration of the microstructure and mechanical properties as a result of this exposure. Keywords: Aluminum alloys, 5056; 7075; Age hardening; Hardness testing; Microscopy. Extrudable Al-Si-MG–Hall–Heroult Al-Si-MG–Hall–Heroult INTRODUCTION treated, the YS of age-hardenable alloys can increase owing to: (1) precipitation hardening (the primary mech- Background to Aerospace Aluminum Rivets anism for strengthening of aluminum alloys), (2) solid solution hardening or strengthening, (3) strain hardening Pure aluminum in the annealed condition has a low yield or work hardening, and/or (4) refinement of the grain size strength (YS) of 7–11 MPa.[1] However, the addition of or grain structure (grain boundary strengthening).[2,4] small amounts of specific alloying elements can increase The combination of low cost, lightweight, ductility, high the YS to 200–600 MPa or more.[1] Age hardening also strength, and toughness makes age-hardenable alloys can enhance the YS as high as 450–600 MPa.[2] There suitable for uses as structural and semistructural parts in are two major groups of wrought aluminum alloys, which aircraft.[5] The Al 7000 series alloys are used commonly in are age hardenable and non-age hardenable.[3] When heat a wide range of applications in aerospace.[2] Encyclopedia of Aluminum and Its Alloys, First Edition DOI: 10.1201/9781351045636-140000309 Copyright © 2018 by Taylor & Francis. All rights reserved. 1007 1008 Field Trials of Aerospace Fasteners in Mechanical and Structural Applications Table 1 Mechanical data for aluminum alloys used commonly in aerospace rivets[11] Aluminum alloy Tensile strength Shear strength Fatigue strength grade Temper (MPa) YS (MPa) (MPa) (MPa) References 1100 O 90 34 62 34 [12] H14 124 117 76 48 H18 165 152 90 62 2017 T4 427 276 262 124 [13] 2024 T3 483 345 283 138 [13] 2117 T4 296 165 193 97 [14] 2219 T851 455 352 285 103 [13] 5056 O 290 152 179 138 [12] H18 434 407 234 152 H38 414 345 221 152 7050 T7451 524 469 303 240 [13, 15] 7075 T6 572 503 331 159 [9] Current Applications of Aerospace Rivets in aircraft, the member components must be deconstructed, Mechanical and Structural Applications defined, and quantified so that their interactions both within the member and between members are understood. In an The use of rivets in aerospace construction is a well- aircraft, there are many engineering variables that repre- established practice.[6–9] The first use of aluminum rivets in sent major challenges to the designer in classifying the vast aircraft was in 1936 in the United States by Cherry Aero- amount of materials employed according to specific grade space.[10] Table 1 gives some of the mechanical properties and type of materials, physical and chemical characteristics, of aluminum alloys that are used commonly in aerospace joining of materials, ensuring their compatibility to mitigate rivets. galvanic corrosion, fluctuating loads, and other variables. Rivets are used widely to join materials used in aerospace applications. These rivets generally are equivalent in chem- Background to Refurbishment Using ical composition and mechanical properties to the materi- Specialized Rivets in Façade: Design als they join together. An industry rule of thumb is that the and Construction number of blind rivets used in an aircraft is five blind riv- ets to three solid rivets of the same diameter.[16] Although a Rivets are used not only in the construction of aircraft blind rivet is not as strong as a solid rivet, it has clear advan- but also routinely in the building industry. Although it is Al-Si-MG–Hall–Heroult Al-Si-MG–Hall–Heroult tages in ease of installation over other types of fasteners, and apparent that aerospace rivets offer superior performance [17] Extrudable it is not susceptible to vibrational loosening. Fig. 1 illus- in terms of corrosion resistance and mechanical stability, trates the aerospace rivet used in the present work. Fig. 2 illustrates a cross section of an installed rivet and some of 21 the characteristics deriving from its design. Fasteners are an important integral component in the 3 assembly of an aircraft structure, and there are thousands Material of fasteners and rivets used in the construction of most air- AA5056 [18,19] craft. However, in order to understand how fasteners AA7075 or rivets affect the performance of specific structures of an Riveted material 4 Pin or Sleeve 5056 Mandrel 7075 aluminum aluminum alloy alloy Fig. 2 Cross section of installed rivet and characteristics: 1 = Flush installation makes fastener easier to paint and resistant to salt and water, 2 = Flush pin break eliminates need for grind- ing/filing, 3 = Solid-circle lock ensures maximal strength and resistance to vibration—designed to resist pin pushout, 4 = Sleeve expands during installation, tightly filling hole to create a Fig. 1 Aerospace rivet used in present work[17] weather-resistant joint Field Trials of Aerospace Fasteners in Mechanical and Structural Applications 1009 their use in structural applications remains limited. This 5056, are not affected by heat, but they can be strength- is likely a result of limited experience with these products ened by work hardening or cold working, resulting in YS and, more importantly, higher costs. 150–405 MPa.[23] The present work reports rectification done on an When sodium chloride is present in the environment, external roof façade in which the existing rivets had alu- crevice corrosion, where water and corrosive contaminants minum sleeves and steel mandrels, the latter of which had remain trapped in narrow gaps, may occur. Since rivet corroded and degraded mechanically such that the load design incorporates such internal gaps, the risk of this type was carried by the aluminum sleeve and so failure of the of corrosion is inevitable. Sealing or welding may help louver system occurred. The rectification by Melhem et reduce this potential. al.[11] involved the use of an Al 7075 rivet pin with an Al 7075 is susceptible to embrittlement due to micro- Al 5056 sleeve. The rivets were used to join aluminum segregation of MgZn2 precipitates, which leads to cat- louver mullions and profiles of grades 6060, 6063, and astrophic failure.[24] Simultaneously, its resistances to steel brackets on a multistorey building. The work was oxidation and pitting corrosion are reduced in corrosive completed in June 2005, and the installation has been environments.[25] Consequently, Al 7075 in the T6 condi- monitored continuously since then. More than 10,000 tion should not be used in aggressive environments unless rivets were used in this work to join the louvers as well protected by anodizing, chromate coating, or painting. as custom-designed aluminum sections that consisted of The distribution of second-phase material has a signif- 6063, 6060, 6061, and Al 6351. Al 7075 rivet pin (with icant influence on the corrosion behavior of high-strength gold chromate coating) with Al 5056 sleeve (with clear aluminum alloys. If second phases are located preferen- chromate coating), with 3/16″ (4.73 mm) diameter, was tially at grain boundaries, they may promote intergranu- utilized since these materials are compatible from a gal- lar corrosion (IGC) owing to their compositions and hence vanic perspective for the joining of the aluminum façade half-cell potential differences with the adjacent alloy structures on the building. Furthermore, Table 1 reveals matrix.[26] Furthermore, the narrow band on either side of that the rivets used have exceptionally high tensile and the grain boundary, which is a precipitate-free zone (PFZ), shear properties.
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